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‘The night is being organised by World Snooker as part of their initiative aimed at increasing participation levels and raising playing standards within snooker.’

‘We have worked hard over the last few months to raise the awareness and interest for broadband and had a meeting on Monday evening to collate all the forms.’

‘But there are some advantages in taking direct action: it certainly raises public awareness.’

‘The rankings reflect how education systems manage to raise the achievement of less able pupils.’

‘And part of his brief includes managing the facility and raising its profile within the local community.’

‘Until now, health officials have had to work hard to raise awareness and increase demand for the flu shots among these groups.’

‘Besides, she thought, a little excitement would help raise her spirits.’

‘The children and young people of our area are taking the lead in raising awareness of the amount of litter and vandalism on our streets and parks.’

‘The central bank is likely to raise interest rates in the next two months in response to domestic inflation topping 5%.’

‘It is one of my aims to try to raise the level of awareness of the charity in the area and to encourage recruitment.’

‘It is the fourth time the Bank has raised interest rates since November.’

‘The increase comes amidst reports that all banks are set to raise interest rates after years of offering cheap credit.’

‘The bizarre sight of two snorkellers in wetsuits and extreme wet weather gear at the crossroads in Regent Street was aimed at raising awareness of how climate change is increasing the risk of flooding.’

‘Voices raised now stand an excellent chance of being heard.’

‘Last week, both the United States Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank raised interest rates.’

‘Read has been active for 23 years and aims to raise the quality of education and increase the literacy rate in South Africa.’

‘The institute found that an increase in credit provision raises the rate of insolvencies.’

‘Born and raised Mormon, he comes to all his shows dressed as a missionary.’

‘A divorced woman raising a youngster is nearly three times more likely to file for bankruptcy than her single friend who never had children.’

‘He was born in Auckland but raised by his aunt and uncle in Tonga from the age of 1 until he was 7.’

‘It's because women drop out of the workforce, raise children, prefer jobs where they can work at home.’

‘One of the strangest things that happens to you when you are raising a toddler is how the normally mundane things get you incredibly excited.’

‘Stay-at-home pops like me enthusiastically welcome this affirmation; it validates the decision to let our salaried lives fall by the wayside in favor of raising our kids.’

‘What's really annoying about this is that it's quite easy to raise a healthy infant on a vegan diet.’

‘Moses was saved and raised up as an Egyptian; later he set the remaining Israelites free.’

‘King wrote new rules for raising infants - strict four-hourly feeding, no night feeds, potty training from an early age and fresh air day and night.’

‘An infant is raised by one or two parents and acquires an attachment, usually a strong one, to these people.’

‘They settled in Brooklyn and all of the children were raised and other generations born here.’

‘Infants are raised principally by the mother with the help of extended kin.’

‘Born in Hunan and raised by his grandparents while his parents worked in another region, Tan had a carefree childhood.’

‘Born in Indiana, raised by the 1960s, he has never retreated from the fight against the squares.’

‘You know it's a shame to be raised up in a world where there's nothing but fighting.’

‘We must ensure that the debate begins, and not ends, on how we protect children born and being raised in households blighted by drugs.’

‘Born in Canberra and raised by an adoptive Spanish mother and Paraguayan father, he has no doubt about his loyalty.’

‘This will reduce the number of latch-key kids, reduce loitering and crime on the streets and decrease the stress on mothers who try valiantly to juggle jobs, while at the same time looking after and raising a family.’

‘My dad was the only one raising us and he became seriously ill.’

‘Traditionally, the mother was the primary caregiver, but recently the father and other family members have been recognized as equally important in raising infants.’

‘It's not all that quiet, but it's nice, if you don't mind the drunks raising hell and throwing up on your doorstep.’

‘Those three were raising hell on the coast here before you were born and they don't seem to be slowing down any as they get older.’

‘The shop owner was later to testify that Bill was drunk and crazy - that we raised hell and stayed there a long time, making sure we were remembered.’

‘People would come from the suburbs into Old Strathcona to party and raise hell.’

‘On another similar occasion they rode their bikes, all seven of them, into the Big Yard of St Mary's College hooting and tooting, waving their blue and blue ensigns, raising hell, so to speak, until they were chased out.’

‘I hear that there are now kids coming to the party meetings and raising hell.’

‘But you get the drift, it was party time and the Haywood hellraisers were raising hell.’

‘He wasn't even too keen on their socialist agenda, but he joined them because they let him do what he enjoyed best - raising hell.’

‘It was really just an excuse for the teachers to drink coffee and complain about the morning so far, while the students raised hell across school.’

cause a disturbance, cause a commotion, be loud and noisy, run riot, run wild, behave wildly, go on the rampage, get out of control